Film Number

2593

Title

[BITS AND PIECES] PART 2

Producer

Robert E. Potter

Date

1938

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

15 mins 14 secs

Description

The film begins with a model yacht sailing on a lake at Lindow Common, Cheshire, with John Potter playing lakeside. Continues with members of the Potter family on the patio at Bowdon( ?). Continues with views of the York (?) City Walls and a gate-house, York Minster (?), Cliffords Tower (?) and the River Ouse (?). Good panoramic views of Scarborough : North Shore and Pavillion , South Shore from the Grand Hotel to the Harbour; rough seas and waves breaking over the promenade. Scenes of Whitby (?) harbour with trawlers and fishing boats,a light house and pier. Continues with footage of Latchford Locks on the Manchester Ship Canal: a ship is towed through by a tug. Next there are short colour views of a garden and flowerbeds. Features scenes from Prestatyn Whit Week; a seaside family picnic, John paddles and plays on see-saw; scenes from a childrens' sports day races: egg and spoon, sack race, relay races and prize giving. Finishes with shots of the Potter family in their garden at Bowdon (?) playing with the dog.